Hurstville City Council Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory 2008 Accommodation…2 Arts and Culture…4 Education and Employment…6 Health & Disability Services…10 Legal and Social Support…14 Reconciliation…17 Name Index…18 Mar 2008 St George Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory 2008 Disclaimer: All details are subject to change without notice. Inclusion of a service does not imply endorsement or recommendation. Hurstville City Council takes no responsibility for any changes, errors or omissions and specifically denies any liability for any damages resulting from the use of this information. Please Note: 1. The St George Region Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory is the collaborative effort of Hurstville City Council Community Services and Hurstville City Library & Information Services 2. The St George Region Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory is derived from LINCS (Local Information Network for Community Services), a comprehensive database of community services throughout Sydney Metropolitan Area. 3. This Directory is one of several community directories which are collectively known as St George Community Directories. 4. St George Community Directories provide information regarding more popular categories of groups and services that are available to residents of the St George Region covering Hurstville, Kogarah or Rockdale Local Government Areas. 5. Although most services listed are available locally, some organisations which are not in St George may also be listed because the services they provide extend throughout the Sydney Metropolitan Area. 6. As these directories are compiled periodically, the details of an organisation appearing in LINCS Database does not render automatic or immediate inclusion in these directories. 7. The various community directories can be downloaded online without charge via Hurstville City Council’s Website at http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/ci. 8. Printed copies of the various directories are also available from Hurstville City Council Customer Service Centre, Hurstville Central Library & Penshurst Branch Library for a charge covering the cost of printing. 9. If you wish to include a community organisation that meets in St George in the LINCS Database please submit a Request to Include Community Organisation form which is available at http//www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/ci. The service is free but we exercise the right to include or exclude your submission. Librarian – Community and Online Services Mulitcultural & Indigenous Community Worker Hurstville City Library & Information Service Hurstville City Council Community Services Locked Bag 1222 Hurstville BC 1481 Civic Centre, MacMahon Street, Hurstville 2220 Phone: 9330 6116 Ph: 9330 6069 Fax: 93306121 Fax: 9330 6065 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory 2008 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory 2008 Table of Contents Accommodation .............................................................................................................................2 Arts and Culture .............................................................................................................................4 Education and Employment ...........................................................................................................6 Health & Disability Services .........................................................................................................10 Legal and Social Support.............................................................................................................14 Reconciliation...............................................................................................................................17 Name Index..................................................................................................................................18 Hurstville City Council 1 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory 2008 Accommodation Islander people. Building partnerships with other service Aboriginal Childrens Advancement Society providers. Phone: 02 9522 6241 Fax: 02 9522 4085 Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Kirinari Hostel, Box Rd West, Sylvania NSW 2224 Contact: Company Executive Officer, Project Manager Mail to: PO Box 277, Sutherland NSW 1499 Transport: Redfern railway station Email: [email protected] Disability Access (Ground Floor location). Web: http://www.kirinari-acas.com.au Area Served: NSW Service Description: Assists Aboriginal children wherever and whenever the need is apparent; initiates and supports Department of Families, Housing, Community proposals designed to advance the health, housing, Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA – education, cultural, moral and social well-being of Sydney Office) Aborigines; provides and maintain hostels, provides Phone: 1300 653 227 (local call cost only) accommodation for students or young Aboriginal workers in Fax: 02 8255 7799 necessitous circumstances. Residential hostel caters for Level 9, 280 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 50. Youth to go to parents during school holidays. Long Mail: GPO Box 9820, Sydney NSW 2001 term placement is possible, i.e. students can stay Web: http://www.facs.gov.au throughout high school years. Limited tutoring is available. Description: FaHCSIA works in partnership with other Staff have close links with the schools, and all students are government and non-government organisations in the members of local sporting and youth clubs. management of a diverse range of programs and services Contact: General Secretary designed to support and improve the lives of Australians. Eligibility: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in necessitous circumstances, aged 11-18+ yrs (Years 7-12) FaHCSIA, through its Office for Indigenous Policy Area Served: NSW Coordination, is responsible for coordinating a whole of Aboriginal Corporation for Homeless & government approach to programs and services for Indigenous Australians, and has a central role in the Rehabilitation Community Services Australian Government's arrangements in Indigenous Phone: 02 9799 8446 Fax: 02 9799 8507 Affairs. 118 Victoria Rd, Ashfield NSW 2131 Mail to: P.O.Box 200, Summer Hill NSW 2130 Through the Office for Women, FaHCSIA also provides Email: [email protected] policy advice to the Government on issues affecting Service Description: Accommodation for women and women in Australia. children. Limited beds for single women. No single women under 18 years of age. Corporation manages Ngura hostel While FaHCSIA's national office is in Canberra, the as well as work in the corrective services system. department also has offices located in each state and Hours: 8am to 11pm Mon to Fri territory throughout Australia, including rural and regional Contact: Trevor Walker, Co-ordinator areas. Fees: $60 per week Transport: Public transport available Greater Sydney Aboriginal Tenants Service Eligibility: Female Only. (GSATS) Area Served: Sydney Metro Phone: 02 9564 5367; 1800 772 771(freecall) Fax: 02 Aboriginal Hostels Ltd 9572 8699 Inner West Aboriginal Community Company (IWACC), 26 Phone: 02 9310 2777 Fax: 02 9310 3044 Lilydale St, Marrickville NSW 2204 5th Floor, I.P.I. House, 128-134 Chalmers St, Surry Hills Mail to: PO Box 181, Petersham NSW 2049 NSW 2010 Service Description: The Greater Sydney Aboriginal Mail to: PO Box 783, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Tenants Service (GSATS)is funded by the Department of Email: [email protected] Fair Trading, under their Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Web: http://www.ahl.gov.au Program. GSATS provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Service Description: Low cost accommodation service for Islander (ATSI) tenants within the greater Sydney area help Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island people in various locations with all their tenancy issues. GSATS is a free service. throughout Australia. Hostel categories are secondary Contact: Co-Ordinator education, post secondary/tertiary education & transient. Area Served: Sydney Metro Funded by Australian Government Hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm Mark Ella Hostel Contact: Regional Manager Phone: 02 9637 0932 Fax: 02 9637 0934 Fees: Yes 18 Hewlett St, Granville NSW 2142 Transport: Central railway station Email: [email protected] Disability Access (lift, ramp, handrail, accessible toilets). Web: http://www.ahl.gov.au Area Served: National Service Description: AHL provides Aboriginal and Torres Aboriginal Housing Company Ltd Strait Islander students the opportunity to continue with their studies, while receiving subsidised accommodation. Phone: 02 9698 9249 Fax: 02 9319 0475 Eligibility: Tertiary Education Aboriginal students 104 Lawson St, Redfern NSW 2016 Area Served: NSW Mail to: PO Box 374, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Parent Organisation: Aboriginal Hostels Limited Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ahc.org.au NSW Aboriginal Housing Office Service Description: Non-profit charity providing low cost Phone: 02 8836 9444 Fax: 02 9635 3400 rental accommodation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait L6, 33 Argyle St, Parramatta NSW 2150 Hurstville City Council 2 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Services Directory 2008 Mail to: PO Box W 5, Parramatta NSW 2124 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.aho.nsw.gov.au Service Description: Provides funding to Aboriginal Community Housing Providers to house Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. Provides training and support for organisations funded by the Aboriginal Housing